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[1960-1969 Best Songs]
Billboard Top 100, 1968, #78 [Not Available on iTunes]
"...but if you go carryin' pictures of Chairman Mao,
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
You know it's gonna be alright"
I think John Lennon was an amazing optimist. There was so much to be negative about, especially in 1968. And yet, John wrote a song that threaded hope and decency into the frustration and anger so many people endured at the time.
Revolution was also yet another brilliant Beatles song, with musicianship and melody, great rhythm, and rich vocals. Topping it all off is that rock-box guitar (done with studio tricks years before the actual device was invented).
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